WnW Felixstowe - Finished Thanks

[Fvdm 665]

Great woodwork!

[Durangokid 997]

Wow, the wood work looks so realistic!

 

Bryan

[LSP_Ray 7,733]

Looking good!

[Robthepom 1,430]

thanks for the comments guys

the insides are progressing well, i still have a bit of control wiring to finish and few wood grain touch ups

 

Have a good Australia Day

[LSP_Kevin 28,837]

Wow - this is coming along really nicely!

 

Kev

[themongoose 1,957]

That interior is amazing. Really stunning job. 

[Simmo.b 1,123]

Nice mate!!

[LSP_Ray 7,733]

Super nice!

[dodgem37 7,833]

Great show.  Love how you render wood.  Could you explain this technique?

 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mark

[kkarlsen 5,988]

Very nice work on the interior...

 

Cheers: Kent

[Robthepom 1,430]

1 hour ago, dodgem37 said:

Great show.  Love how you render wood.  Could you explain this technique?

 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mark

 

I just use the method on the hints and tips on the WnW website

• Spray base coat of either XF78 Deck tan, for light wood
• or XF79 Deck brown for dark wood
• Squeeze blob of burnt umber oils and add thinners with brush
• with this model i brushed it on quiet thin so there is not much wood graining effect, my last model was ZM Horten where i went heavier and created wood grains with wider brush and thicker dark umber mix
• Before the oil had fully dried i  highlighted joins and rivits with Tamiya panel line wash, then blended the wash with stiff brush, so it blends with the oils, highlighting the features

What i did do was watch every youtube i could find, and every tutorial out there. But there is not better teacher than having a go, I would do the Horten completly different now just based on experiance of the Felixstowe

 

To be honest I still have no idea how to simulate the mahogany wood on the Felix, but WnW gives extra side panels so i can practice practice practice

 

Hope this helps get you started

 

[Robthepom 1,430]

There are 4 rigging wires over the top of the cockpit, so i thought I'd make my own eyelets, 4 done in not bad time, but i have this felixstowe an Fe and a W12 in my stash, so i ordered 6 packs of bobs buckles and some tube, great price, thanks bob

 

My attempts are a bit chunky but wont be seen anyway, I need Bobs perfect ones for the show areas

[Azgaron 1,357]

Very nice work with the interior!

 

Håkan

 

[Robthepom 1,430]

The interior was finished last night, i hevent fitted the seat belts because i want to try and find pilot figures 

 

I've decided to paint the inside walls basically so i can get more practice with my new airbrush

[Robthepom 1,430]

Having spent the evening trying to fit the halves tightly together, i have decided not to paint the inside walls